Chichibu Thirty-Four Temples

Japanese: 秩父三十四所 - ちちぶさんじゅうよんしょ
Chichibu Thirty-Four Temples
Also known as the Thirty-Four Kannon Temples of Chichibu, this is a pilgrimage course that visits 34 Kannon temples scattered across the Chichibu Basin (Saitama Prefecture). Together with the Thirty-Three Kannon Temples of the Saigoku and Thirty-Three Kannon Temples of Bando, it constitutes the 100 Kannon Temples of Japan. The Kannon pilgrimage begins at Seiganto-ji Temple in Kumano, passes through the sacred sites of the Saigoku, Bando, and Chichibu regions, and ends at Suisen-ji Temple, the 34th temple in Chichibu. Unlike the Saigoku and Bando regions, where most of the sacred sites are large, the Chichibu sacred sites are made up of small temples and halls, giving them a strong regional flavor.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
秩父三十四所観音霊場ともいい,秩父盆地(埼玉県)に点在する34ヵ所の観音霊場を巡る巡礼コースである。西国三十三所,坂東三十三所の観音霊場とあわせて,日本百観音霊場を構成する。熊野の青岸渡(せいがんと)寺から始まった観音巡礼の旅は,西国,坂東,秩父の霊場を経て,秩父34番の水潜(すいせん)寺で結願する。秩父の霊場は,そのほとんどが大寺院で占められる西国,坂東とは異なって,小規模の寺や堂からなり,地方的な色彩が濃い。

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